^{4 Ref} even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without blemish before him in love;

^{5 Ref} having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,

^{6 Ref} to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

^{7 Ref} in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

^{8 Ref} which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,

^{9 Ref} making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

^{10 Ref} to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things on the earth, in him;

^{11 Ref} in whom also we were assigned an inheritance, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his will;